1 Samuel 9:19
And Samuel answered Saul, and said, I am the seer: go up before me unto the high place; for ye shall eat with me to day, and to morrow I will let thee go, and will tell thee all that is in thine heart.
1 Samuel 9:19 in other translations
| BSB | “I am the seer,” Samuel replied. “Go up before me to the high place, for you shall eat with me today. And when I send you off in the morning, I will tell you all that is in your heart. |
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| WEB | Samuel answered Saul and said, “I am the seer. Go up before me to the high place, for you are to eat with me today. In the morning I will let you go and will tell you all that is in your heart. |
| ASV | And Samuel answered Saul, and said, I am the seer; go up before me unto the high place, for ye shall eat with me to-day: and in the morning I will let thee go, and will tell thee all that is in thy heart. |
| YLT | And Samuel answereth Saul and saith, ‘I am the seer; go up before me into the high place, and ye have eaten with me to-day, and I have sent thee away in the morning, and all that is in thy heart I declare to thee. |
| DARBY | And Samuel answered Saul and said, I am the seer: go up before me to the high place, and ye shall eat with me to-day; and to-morrow I will let thee go, and will tell thee all that is in thy heart. |
| BBE | Then Samuel said to Saul, I am the seer; go up before me to the high place and take food with me today: and in the morning I will let you go, after opening to you all the secrets of your heart. |
| Webster | And Samuel answered Saul, and said, I am the seer: go up before me to the high place; for ye shall eat with me to-day, and to-morrow I will let thee go, and will tell thee all that is in thy heart. |
What does 1 Samuel 9:19 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 9:18-21
18-20. Tell me, I pray thee, where the seer's house is--Satisfying the stranger's inquiry, Samuel invited him to the feast, as well as to sojourn till the morrow; and, in order to reconcile him to the delay, he assured him that the strayed asses had been recovered.
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 9:18-27
Samuel, that good prophet, was so far from envying Saul, or bearing him any ill-will, that he was the first and most forward to do him honour. Both that evening and early the next morning, Samuel communed with Saul upon the flat roof of the house. We may suppose Samuel now convinced Saul that he was the person God had fixed upon for the government, and of his own willingness to resign. How different are the purposes…
1 Samuel 9:19 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Samuel 9:19
- 1 Corinthians 14:25
And thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest; and so falling down on his face he will worship God, and report that God is in you of a truth.
- John 4:29
Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
and will tell.
Joh 4:29; 1Co 14:25
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Context
- 1 Samuel 9:18
Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, where the seer’s house is.
- 1 Samuel 9:19
And Samuel answered Saul, and said, I am the seer: go up before me unto the high place; for ye shall eat with me to day, and to morrow I will let thee go, and will tell thee all that is in thine heart.
- 1 Samuel 9:20
And as for thine asses that were lost three days ago, set not thy mind on them; for they are found. And on whom is all the desire of Israel? Is it not on thee, and on all thy father’s house?
1 Samuel 9:19 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y Samuel respondió á Saúl, y dijo: Yo soy el vidente: sube delante de mí al alto, y comed hoy conmigo, y por la mañana te despacharé, y te descubriré todo lo que está en tu corazón. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Samuel répondit à Saül et dit: Moi, je suis le voyant; monte devant moi au haut lieu, et vous mangerez avec moi aujourd’hui, et le matin je te laisserai aller; et je te déclarerai tout ce qui est dans ton cœur. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Samuel antwortete Saul und sprach: Ich bin der Seher; gehe vor mir zur Höhe hinauf, denn ihr sollt heute mit mir essen, und am Morgen werde ich dich entlassen; und alles, was in deinem Herzen ist, werde ich dir kundtun. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et respondit Samuel Sauli, dicens: Ego sum videns: ascende ante me in excelsum, ut comedatis mecum hodie, et dimittam te mane: et omnia quæ sunt in corde tuo indicabo tibi. |